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In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, January 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
January 30, 2026, 10:40 am
WHO decries attacks on Iranian hospitals, medical staff during protest crackdown
UN agency confirms assaults and arrests in hospitals in Tehran and Ilam; says at least five doctors detained while treating patients, 50 paramedics injured and 200 ambulances damaged
By AFP
Egyptian ambulances line up as they wait for possible Palestinian arrivals at the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing with Gaza, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, October 22, 2025. (AP/Mohamed Arafat)
October 23, 2025, 6:35 am
WHO says it led evacuation of 41 critical patients out of Gaza for medical care
Head of UN health organization calls ‘for all routes to be opened to expedite the medical evacuation,’ as Israel keeps Rafah crossing shuttered until Hamas ‘fulfills’ ceasefire
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Ambulances transport wounded Palestinians from north Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, in Beit Lahia, to the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on December 28, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
January 17, 2025, 12:03 am
WHO says at least $10 billion needed over 5-7 years to rebuild Gaza health system
3 billion required in first year, says envoy; UN agency chief says fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals functional, urges Israel, Hamas to start ceasefire now
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screen grab of a video released by the military apparently shows terror operatives fleeing during an ambush in Jabalia on December 30, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)
December 30, 2024, 4:02 pm
IDF says ‘many dozens’ of terror operatives killed in overnight north Gaza ambushes
WHO demands Israel release detained director of Beit Lahiya hospital, who IDF says is suspected of ties to Hamas, after 240 operatives arrested in raid on medical center
By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff
Workers walk past broken glass in Sanaa International Airport following Israeli airstrikes on Yemen the previous day, December 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
December 28, 2024, 3:32 am
WHO chief says he didn’t know if he’d survive Israeli airstrike on Sanaa airport
Top UN official, in Yemen to try to negotiate release of staff held there, declines to engage in recriminations over attack but expresses surprise over targeting of civilian site
By Reuters and ToI Staff
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers his speech on the opening day of the 77th World Health Assembly, in Geneva on May 27, 2024. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
September 18, 2024, 6:19 pm
IDF denies WHO chief’s claim tanks fired toward Gaza aid convoy over weekend
None were hurt in incident; military says combat engineers carried out a controlled explosion in the area, which was likely mistakenly perceived as fire toward convoy
By ToI Staff and AFP
IDF troops operate in the area of Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, in a handout image published March 23, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 23, 2024, 12:53 pm
Over 170 gunmen killed, 800 suspects captured in ongoing Shifa Hospital raid — IDF
Troops locate terror infrastructure, weapons at medical center; WHO chair says facility has become inaccessible; IAF strikes 35 sites across Strip over past day
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Meirav Eilon Shahar gives a press briefing during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the United Nations Offices, in Geneva on December 12, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
January 26, 2024, 9:12 am
Israel says WHO ‘colluding’ with Hamas by ignoring ‘terrorist use’ of Gaza hospitals
World health body’s chief breaks down describing ‘hellish’ conditions in Gaza, as Israel points to evidence of repeated Hamas use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Workers unload medical aid from the World Health Organization at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 23, 2023. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
December 5, 2023, 4:40 am
Army denies telling WHO to empty aid warehouse in southern Gaza
Liaison to the Palestinians says it expects UN officials ‘to be more accurate,’ after health chief claimed agency was told to clear supplies from medical warehouse in 24 hours
By AFP and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen shows pictures of terrorist armaments found by the IDF in hospitals in Gaza, during a press conference at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, November 14, 2023. (Pierre-Michel Virot/Israeli delegation to the UN Offices in Geneva)
November 14, 2023, 8:45 pm
In Geneva, Israel’s FM demands Red Cross meet hostages, calls on UN chief to resign
In series of meetings, Eli Cohen urges release of Gaza captives, says WHO must take a stand against Hamas, and casts Antonio Guterres as unfit for his role
By Jeremy Sharon
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment take part in a mock drill to check preparations of COVID-19 facilities at a hospital in Mumbai on April 10, 2023. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
May 5, 2023, 6:02 pm
COVID no longer a global emergency, WHO says, but pandemic not over
World body downgrades health crisis more than three years after first declaring it, notes most countries have returned to pre-pandemic footing, but warns that threat remains
By Maria Cheng and Jamey Keaten
A patient, who has recovered from monkeypox, shows a photo of a rash on his skin during an interview in New York on July 19, 2022. (Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
July 21, 2022, 7:53 am
WHO to decide on sounding highest level alarm on monkeypox as virus spreads
Expert committee to consider declaring outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; 14,000 case worldwide so far, with over 7,000 in Europe
By Robin MILLARD
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 24, 2021. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)
March 9, 2022, 9:02 pm
Two years on, COVID pandemic ‘far from over,’ WHO warns
World Health Organization director-general says virus is still evolving, warns of unequal access to COVID-19 vaccines and tests
By Robin MILLARD
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gives a press conference on December 20, 2021, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
January 18, 2022, 8:38 pm
COVID-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over,’ WHO chief says
Ghebreyesus says despite Omicron’s relative mildness, ‘no country is out of the woods yet’
By AFP
Workers wear face masks and practice social distancing while they wait to be tested for the coronavirus at Khaosan road in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 6, 2022. (Vichan Poti/AP)
January 6, 2022, 11:27 pm
WHO flags record number of weekly COVID-19 cases, but notes fewer deaths
Health organization says 9.5 million confirmed infections is the highest tally since pandemic began, warns Omicron wave is a ‘tsunami’ overwhelming health systems
By Jamey Keaten
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